How to work with .ISO files in windows - MagicDisc

This post will help you to install software from .ISO images using a tool MagicDisc without burning them to any CD/DVD and also to use the tool without installing MagicISO

This tool supports both x86 and x64 along with all versions of windows including Windows 7 [i have tried it and it does work with no problem] and it is very small in size can be downloaded from http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm
Installation is simple enough and you should not face any issues. After setup you will notice a CD icon in system tray; just right click the icon and select the 2nd top option "Set Number of Drives" and select 1; you can choose more than 1 also if you want

After that windows will add a virtual CD/DVD Drive and give the next available drive label then right click again and select the first option on top "Virtual CD/DVD ROM" and you would see new Drive; just select it and choose "Mount" as you see in below snapshot

A window will come from where you can select the location of the .ISO image and thats it you are done. You can access the newly added .ISO image as another drive in your machine
The last step that you should do is to unmount the drive so that it frees the system resources.


Hope this is helpful.

Auto login and Shutdown Event Tracker in Win2003

I liked this article that saved my time of entering password everytime i restart windows 2003. Easy to configure; here is the link
Also if you are sick of coming across the a window like below then you can bypass this by following steps;

• Start-run and type gpedit.msc
• Notice the snapshot with two options Disabled; this what you need to do

Virtual PC for Windows 7 RC

If you are running Windows 7 RC and wish to install XP or any other windows OS in a VPC then now you can do so. Microsoft just launched Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7.


Click here for more details.

Hardware acceleration in VPC

When i started working with VPC i found one strange problem. It was something that i could not figure initially. I was running win2003 OS and finished installing VPC Addins and after reboot i felt that the mouse was flickering and the windows was taking long time to refresh the screen.

After some drill down few areas i found a fix.

1. Right click the desktop in VPC and select properties
2. Goto settings tab and click the Advance button at the bottom in the window
3. Select the Troubleshoot tab and set the hardware acceleration to FULL
4. Click Apply and ok

Enjoy the difference.